In truth, the glamorous, pedigree, purebred Russian Blue is a black moggy from Russia. I am referring to the original cat, wandering around the streets of Archangel which is on the coast not too far from Murmansk which itself is … Continue reading →
This is a picture of Hugh Laurie and his cat, I am told. I have to qualify the sentence with ‘I am told’ because at the moment I cannot confirm that the cat is his. Perhaps he just picked up … Continue reading →
On reading the Times newspaper on 27th January 2011, I learnt that the famous American author J.D. Salinger (The Catcher in the Rye) lived with two Russian Blue cats. What does this tell us about the man? Can we deduce … Continue reading →
Russian Blue cats are no more suited to being full-time indoors than any other cats, pure or random bred. It cannot be said, therefore, that the Russian Blue is an indoor cat. If you have decided on getting a gray … Continue reading →
“Never, ever under any circumstances pay money upfront to a cat breeder for a purebred cat.” – Michael In fact never pay money upfront for anything because you may lose it all which is what happened to a woman living … Continue reading →
This picture of a beautiful blue rescue cat reminds us that you can find some wonderfully attractive cats at rescue centers. Not that we should be focusing on appearance but if you are, and a lot of people are, then … Continue reading →
Salem, Oregon, USA: In December 2017, a twelve-year-old Russian Blue therapy cat was stolen from Tammy Crowell who gets around in a wheelchair. The cat’s name is Stevie and he was stolen from Tammy’s apartment in Salem, Oregon. Tammy believes … Continue reading →
You may remember the story of Kush, the Russian blue cat who we are told went berserk and terrified her owners. To me it appeared like a copycat scenario to the one regarding Lux, another allegedly super aggressive cat who … Continue reading →
This is an attempt to make a comparison between how Russians breed the Russian Blue and how Americans do it. Are there any differences? If so why? And how has the breed evolved over the past 100 years? Historically, there … Continue reading →
return to Russian Blue cat | go to home page Russian Blue cat – photograph ©copyright Helmi Flick
Continue reading →